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Willie Mays: A winner in every sense of the word
This is a column about a winner. I could discuss the NBA, the NHL or the UFL all of whom just crowned or are about to crown new champions. Instead, I want to write about a fella who won the World Series 70 years ago. A gentleman they call the “Say Hey Kid.” Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday and, while I’m not one to often discuss baseball, Mays was...
Pitt authorizes incentives for 400 jobs, $408M in economic investment
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners has approved incentive packages expected to generate $408.5 million in economic investment and more than 400 jobs if the companies follow through on plans. The commissioners unanimously voted to increase the economic incentives offered to Grover Gaming, a Greenville-based firm that develops software, game content, and gaming systems. “This is a growing existing industry that we hope will continue to grow in Pitt County,”...
School system funds upgrades for Farmville softball field
Pitt County Schools is taking steps to quite literally level the playing field for Farmville Central High School’s girls softball team. The school board voted this week to spend $200,000 to make corrections on the field to comply with North Carolina High School Athletic Association standards. PCS Executive Director of Operations Aaron Errickson told the board that the field, which is located closer to neighboring Farmville Middle School than to...
First Friday events showcase Ayden's downtown attractions
AYDEN — First Friday is back in full swing in the Town of Ayden, giving residents and visitors a chance to see what the town has to offer. June 7 was the second First Friday in the town’s second year. On First Fridays from May through December, the Downtown Ayden Inc./ Main Street committee has highlighted downtown businesses and other town attractions. The Ayden Museum offered extended hours, giving people...
Pitt County youths get Flag Day lesson from Marines
WINTERVILLE — A newly refurbished flag pole a the Boys & Girls Club was put to good use on Friday when a pair of U.S. Marines gave youths a crash course on flag etiquette. Sgt. Eli Dodson and Lance Cpl. Aaron Barnhill, Marine recruiters in Greenville, marked Flag Day at the Jack Minges Unit on Fire Tower Road with a presentation on how to properly raise, lower and fold the Stars and Stripes. ...
ECU in the pros: Burleson heating up for Cardinals
Alec Burleson has been on a heater. The former East Carolina outfielder and current St. Louis Cardinal smacked his ninth home run of the season on Sunday in a 5-1 win over Colorado. Burleson now has a new career high in home runs, surpassing last season’s mark of eight that took him 107 games and 347 plate appearances to reach. This season, Burleson has nine homers in 57 games and...
Happenings: Events, activities and community announcements
Email announcements at least two weeks in advance to community@reflector.com for publication in The Standard and The Daily Reflector. Living Healthy The Pitt County Council on Aging, 4551 County Home Road, will offer the Living Healthy With Chronic Conditions program from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, June 18-July 23. The free workshop teaches self-management skills for folks with arthritis, hypertension, diabetes or any other chronic condition. Call 252-752-1717 ext....
Mitchell Oakley: Catching up is a hard thing to do
I have been retired since 2011. From day one, I committed myself to catching up all the things that I had failed to do while working. Much of that centered around several goals that included working on a book about Ayden sports during the 1962-71 era, cleaning out, organizing files and other memorabilia that I’d accumulated over the years, restore a tractor or two, and organize my farm maintenance shop. Someone once said that a messy desk is a sign of genius. I always thought...
J.M. Biggs: Our hope is in Jesus Christ
Truly, we should all thank God for all the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the gospel — for the race is not given to the swift or the strong, it is he who endures to the end who shall be saved. A lot of people have quit because of pressures and persecution. But for the last few years, I and others like me have been warning of these perilous times we’re living in today. ...
Celia Stone: Christians die to live fruitfully for God
Some of the hardest words from Jesus are the ones telling us about our need to die to ourselves in order to live fruitfully for God. “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” John 12:24-25 ...
Snow Hill’s Joaquín Villagran-Hernandez awarded Gilman Scholarship
Washington and Lee University sophomore Joaquín Villagran-Hernandez has been awarded a Gilman Scholarship to study Latin American migration in Mexico. Villagran-Hernandez is a global politics and sociology double major and education policy minor from Snow Hill. He will participate in the SIT Mexico: Migration, Borders and Transnational Communities program in Oaxaca, Mexico, during the upcoming fall term. He will study the social, political and economic aspects of migration in Mexico and Central America, specifically looking at how policy and the criminalization of migration affects communities...
GECHS earns U.S. News ranking
Greene Early College High School has been ranked No. 231 in North Carolina among the 2024 Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report, Greene County Schools reported. The rankings evaluate nearly 18,000 schools at the national, state and local level. “Greene Early College is a special place to learn and work,” Principal Taylor Moore said. “At Greene Early College High School, our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to providing an engaging and stimulating environment where every student can thrive academically, socially and...
History becomes her stories with the musical 'Six': Kids on Stage production set for this weekend
SNOW HILL — The story of notorious 16th-century monarch Henry VIII will go from the page to the stage this weekend as Kids on Stage presents “Six.” The teen edition of the award-winning musical takes a scandalous chapter of England’s history and retells it as her stories. “Six,” written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, is a modern take on the lives of Henry’s six wives. The characters Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr, sometimes remembered...
When I graduated 30 years ago, sports were awesome
It occurred to me the other day that around this time 30 years ago, I was graduating high school. To say that much has changed around me since then would be an understatement. This applies to the world of sports as well. For example, when I attended Bertie High School in the late 1900s, I represented the Falcons by competing in football and being a member of the shooting team....
Students participate in first SEED program at LCC
Twelve students from area high schools will be attending Lenoir Community College this summer as part of the first Southeastern Education & Economic Program, a seven-week summer advanced manufacturing academy. The kickoff for the first SEED Program was held June 3 for programs at LCC and Wayne Community College. SEED is an initiative of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) and is sponsored by Smithfield Foods. The program is open to high school students and recent graduates. ...
‘Remember how you got to this point': Greene Central grads cross the stage
SNOW HILL — Greene Central High School graduates made sure to thank the people who helped guide them at home and in the classroom as the seniors turned their tassels last Saturday morning. Almost 360 graduates received their diplomas, marking achievements that started amid pandemic-induced lockdowns and ended in triumph during the ceremony on the school’s football field. Valedictorian Timothy Edmondson, who will pursue a construction engineering degree at North...
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